As new rent increases for the city’s two million rent-stabilized tenants took effect Oct. 1, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani held a rally Wednesday in Highbridge to reiterate his commitment to a four-year rent freeze if he is elected in November.
Mamdani was joined by elected officials and tenant activists from as far as Chinatown and Brooklyn at 1187 Anderson Ave., a rent-stabilized building where, in 2023, tenants won a $400,000 settlement against their landlord, Emerald Equities. Residents accused the owner of attempting to remove the property from rent stabilization while neglecting repairs to hazardous conditions such as pests, mold, and water leaks.
